SLOPEWATCH, a non-governmental organisation, is helping the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) monitor and create awareness among the people in landslide-prone areas.
The organisation, which was established after the Bukit Antarabangsa tragedy three years ago, comes under the Coalition of Bukit Antarabangsa Residents Association.
Slopewatch has regularly meetings with the residents as well as informing via their website and Facebook on steps that can be taken to reduce the risk of landslides.
Serious devastation: The massive landslide that occurred in Bukit Antarabangsa three years ago. Its chairman, Razak Baharom, said for the past three years the organisation had been engaging the community.
“If we feel there are potential areas for landslip, we inform the council to take the next course of action,” he said.
Razak said 66 reports had been made to MPAJ to taken action to prevent landslides.
“We have not seen any signs of landslides in the past three years as MPAJ has managed to take preventive action,” he said, adding there were people outside the MPAJ jurisdiction seeking Slopewatch’s help in creating awareness on the matter.
MPAJ slope division head Zafrul Fazry Mohd Fauzi, who visited Jalan Wangsa 11 in Bukit Antarabangsa yesterday, said they had 199 slopes to monitor.
He said they had carried out remedial work on 39 slopes while 34 notices had been issued to privately-owned land.
The council has so far spent RM849,478 on remedial work, involving government land.
“We monitor the slopes based on a schedule according to constituencies.
“Slopewatch helps us to filter the complaints from the residents.
“What is important is awareness among the public on what they can do and knowing the tell-tale signs of landslides,” he said.
He added that the council would be having an awareness seminar for Bukit Antrabangsa residents on Dec 3.
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